Collarspace Discussion Forums


Home  Login  Search 

Broke Down, By the Side of the Road


View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
 
All Forums >> [Casual Banter] >> Off the Grid >> Broke Down, By the Side of the Road Page: [1] 2   next >   >>
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 9:45:54 PM   
JohnSteed1967


Posts: 304
Joined: 5/29/2005
From: Columbia SC
Status: offline 		I invited a couple of friends out to eat tonight. We were supposed to meet at Ryan's and have dinner. My friends almost didn't make it. Their tire went flat on them, they managed to get the car stopped and pulled into a Murphy Oil (EWWW WAL MART)

My friend was on her cell to her son asking him to come and fix it for her, while she was over to the side begging this adult child to come and save the day. I popped her trunk took out the jack, the spare and had her up and running in about ten minuites.

The Point of this post is the lesson that I learned from doing that That I truly hate sissor jacks and the misery that it causes your arm. So I went and sprung for a Electric Jack from Ebay.

I will not get caught like that myself.

What do you have in your trunk/boot when your broke down that saves you time and energy????

_____________________________


"The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives." -- Admiral William Leahy , US Atomic Bomb Project
Profile   Post #: 1
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 10:14:14 PM   
kittinSol


Posts: 16926
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: JohnSteed1967

What do you have in your trunk/boot when your broke down that saves you time and energy????



What a strange question. A pair of curtains, some Play Doh, and a couple of oranges, of course.

_____________________________



(in reply to JohnSteed1967)
Profile   Post #: 2
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 10:19:45 PM   
atropa7


Posts: 72
Joined: 10/8/2006
From: Michigan
Status: offline 		Triple A. And a serious attitude problem. Occasionally, a big scary looking german shepard mix.

_____________________________

Intent doesn't matter to me. Politeness is not a right, it's a privilege that you need to give to get.

Topping from the bottom since 2002! Ignore: I use it early and often for preservation of sanity.

(in reply to kittinSol)
Profile   Post #: 3
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 10:19:45 PM   
slaveboyforyou


Posts: 3607
Joined: 1/6/2005
From: Arkansas, U.S.A.
Status: offline 		I have a scissor jack behind the seat of my pickup.  It's more sturdy and reliable than an electric jack.  Yes it's an effort to jack up the truck in a pinch, but it always works.  It serves it's purpose; in the rare occasion that I find myself with a flat tire, it's there and functional.  Electric jacks rely on electricity that may not be avaliable when you need it. 

(in reply to JohnSteed1967)
Profile   Post #: 4
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 10:31:03 PM   
rexrgisformidoni


Posts: 578
Joined: 9/20/2008
Status: offline 		fix a flat, roadside assistance, and tetris on my cellphone.

(in reply to slaveboyforyou)
Profile   Post #: 5
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 10:33:22 PM   
slvemike4u


Posts: 17896
Joined: 1/15/2008
From: United States
Status: offline 		Play Doh ?.....deviant!

_____________________________

If we want things to stay as they are,things will have to change...Tancredi from "the Leopard"

Forget Guns-----Ban the pools

Funny stuff....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNwFf991d-4


(in reply to rexrgisformidoni)
Profile   Post #: 6
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 10:43:11 PM   
TheHeretic


Posts: 19100
Joined: 3/25/2007
From: California, USA
Status: offline 		      Scissor jacks work just fine.  I do prefer a T-style lug wrench to the crap that comes as standard equipment.  Several members of the family keep a mini air compressor that runs on the cigarette lighter, but if the tire loses the seal, those are worthless (unless you are really good with the wd-40 trick).

_____________________________

If you lose one sense, your other senses are enhanced.
That's why people with no sense of humor have such an inflated sense of self-importance.


(in reply to JohnSteed1967)
Profile   Post #: 7
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 10:49:57 PM   
MsRobinSanders


Posts: 30
Joined: 11/24/2005
Status: offline 		a spare that is full of air and a jack that works and the great set of light leather work gloves that give me good hand strength.
A can of penetrating oil.
An adjustable crescent wrench

Triple AAA card

Whats the WD40 trick?


< Message edited by MsRobinSanders -- 9/27/2008 10:58:29 PM >

(in reply to TheHeretic)
Profile   Post #: 8
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 10:50:03 PM   
cravesdom


Posts: 5219
Joined: 3/28/2008
From: Pennsylvania
Status: offline 		I have a jack, but it never matters. Every single time I have had a flat tire, the lug nuts are always on so damn tight I can never get them off myself anyway! So I always have to look helpless and rely on some manly type to stop and change it for me.

_____________________________

Finally home where I belong.

"A lot of disappointed people have been left standing on the street corner waiting for the bus marked 'Perfection.' " Donald Kennedy

(in reply to TheHeretic)
Profile   Post #: 9
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 10:55:36 PM   
Lynnxz


Posts: 4813
Joined: 10/3/2006
From: Atlanta
Status: offline 		The one time I got a flat tire... I got two... so I just had to sit there like a retard and wait for the tow truck.

I have a jack, but it's mostly useless. Sadly I have had to rely on male assistance ever time something happens. I'm particuarly grateful for the one guy that helped push my truck out of the mud when I spun off the road.... he didn't even complain when the tires spun and covered him in mud.  I should have gotten his number.


_____________________________

HBIC



(in reply to cravesdom)
Profile   Post #: 10
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/27/2008 11:39:16 PM   
peppermint


Posts: 5175
Joined: 10/18/2005
From: Montana
Status: offline 		Although we keep a good assortment of tools in the underbelly of the motor home, we keep our AAA membership current to handle flat tires.  At 47,000 pounds, we're not going to jack this puppy up....and don't even carry a spare tire.  We do have those triangle reflectors and flares to warn others if we're stuck on the side of the road. 

(in reply to JohnSteed1967)
Profile   Post #: 11
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/28/2008 3:07:36 AM   
Stusmobile


Posts: 145
Joined: 5/26/2008
From: No fixed abode
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: JohnSteed1967

What do you have in your trunk/boot when your broke down that saves you time and energy????


Trolley Jack (yes it takes up room but in a truck it's less of a problem), basic hand tools, some spare bulbs, fuses, some wire, electrical crimps and tape, a couple of bottles of last resort tire sealant and some get me home belt studs. The studs have a left and a right hand thread and screw into a broken belt and will get you home if you're careful.


_____________________________

Goethe: "Whatever you do, or dream you can do, begin it - boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."

EmlyKate is mine and I wouldn't wish for anything else.

(in reply to JohnSteed1967)
Profile   Post #: 12
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/28/2008 6:39:48 AM   
pahunkboy


Posts: 33061
Joined: 2/26/2006
From: Central Pennsylvania
Status: offline 		shh!   The car trunk?

I repeat, I did not put the dead body in the trunk.  I repeat.


What a good topic!
I too cant take off the lug nuts. When I worked at a gas station for many years- a surprising number of new cars break down.

I would like to thank all the folks who stopped and helped me over the years. I thank you.

The last time I broke down, I phoned Jeanette who came and got me.  The tow truck then was arranged, and I did not have to be there.   ..it was only the battery. 

(in reply to Stusmobile)
Profile   Post #: 13
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/28/2008 7:33:38 AM   
TheHeretic


Posts: 19100
Joined: 3/25/2007
From: California, USA
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: MsRobinSanders

Whats the WD40 trick?




         A great way to land yourself in the burn ward...

      This is what it looks like done properly

      And here is some redneck video of the same procedure


       Don't try this at home, kids

_____________________________

If you lose one sense, your other senses are enhanced.
That's why people with no sense of humor have such an inflated sense of self-importance.


(in reply to MsRobinSanders)
Profile   Post #: 14
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/28/2008 8:05:27 AM   
NeedToUseYou


Posts: 2297
Joined: 12/24/2005
From: None of your business
Status: offline 		portable air compressor, that plugs into the lighter. Most of my flats have been puncture flats, not blow outs, just airing it up and driving it to a better location to get it fixed or changed is easier than changing it on the side of the road. I've only had two flats that couldn't be aired up, and I had to change it there. I used to drive a lot like 10 hours a day. A LED flashlight, because of the long life involved and the off chance that I might be in the middle of no where at night. Oh, one of those cushy mechanic mats, so I don't get dirty, or if I needed to look under the car for damage. I got one of those really big and stable hydraulic jacks. I don't feel safe with a scissor jack. The one I got weighs about 40 pounds. and has about a 4 inch wide contact area. It's not falling. I always carry extra oil, brake fluid,transmission fluid and anti-freeze as well. You never know.



(in reply to JohnSteed1967)
Profile   Post #: 15
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/28/2008 8:16:09 AM   
CalifChick


Posts: 10717
Joined: 10/28/2007
From: California
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: JohnSteed1967
What do you have in your trunk/boot when your broke down that saves you time and energy????



A small towel that doubles as a mini-skirt.


Cali


_____________________________

AKA "The Undisputed Goddess of Sarcasm", "Big Bad Cali" and "Yum Bum". Advisor to the Subbie Mafia, founding member of the W.A.C. and the Judgmental Bitches Brigade, member of the Clan of the Scarlet O'Hair-a's and Team Troll

(in reply to JohnSteed1967)
Profile   Post #: 16
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/28/2008 8:18:51 AM   
Sanity


Posts: 22039
Joined: 6/14/2006
From: Nampa, Idaho USA
Status: offline
That's starting fluid, or something similarly flammable, not WD-40.

And I've done that, and it can be done in a way that's not nearly as scary / dangerous as that.

With a big truck out in the boonies there is often little choice, and you had better know a few tricks like that before locking it in four wheel drive


_____________________________

Inside Every Liberal Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out

(in reply to TheHeretic)
Profile   Post #: 17
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/28/2008 8:47:35 AM   
kdsub


Posts: 12180
Joined: 8/16/2007
Status: offline 		AAA card

(in reply to Sanity)
Profile   Post #: 18
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/28/2008 9:46:04 AM   
TheHeretic


Posts: 19100
Joined: 3/25/2007
From: California, USA
Status: offline 		          You're right that they are using starting fluid in the videos, Sanity (the truck mechanic even says he's using ether), but I have seen it done using wd-40. 

_____________________________

If you lose one sense, your other senses are enhanced.
That's why people with no sense of humor have such an inflated sense of self-importance.


(in reply to Sanity)
Profile   Post #: 19
RE: Broke Down, By the Side of the Road - 9/28/2008 10:46:22 AM   
meatcleaver


Posts: 9030
Joined: 3/13/2006
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: JohnSteed1967

What do you have in your trunk/boot when your broke down that saves you time and energy????


A body.

_____________________________

There are fascists who consider themselves humanitarians, like cannibals on a health kick, eating only vegetarians.

(in reply to JohnSteed1967)
Profile   Post #: 20
Page:   [1] 2   next >   >>
All Forums >> [Casual Banter] >> Off the Grid >> Broke Down, By the Side of the Road Page: [1] 2   next >   >>
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts




Collarchat.com © 2025
Terms of Service Privacy Policy Spam Policy

0.078